Standing cat
‘Nuff said. I’ve had this ditty stuck in my head for about 3 days now, thanks Japan.
Cat vs Black bear
This is pretty crazy, cats are so badass. Few points:
-Felix must still have his [large] cojones. And claws: it looks like he may have caught the bear’s nose a couple of times.
-Funny how the cat went NUTS when the bear grabbed the loot, but then let him have it anyway.
-Do NOT leave your garbage on the porch when you live adjacent to the woods.
-There’s some stuff out by the car; I wonder if she saw the bear while outside and ran in.
-I’m glad the baby found it hilarious, hah, he could have been the main course.
Cat catches bat out of mid air, then eats it
Some guy managed to film his cat grabbing a bat from mid air. I love how the cat looks a little surprised at first, then walks off casually. I’m surprised the bat wasn’t moving at all in its mouth, I guess it was killed/unconscious already at that point. And the crunchy chowdown:
Dropping some science from the past few weeks
These links have been sitting in my tabs for a while, and rather than post them individually, I’m going to drop them here together.
Cheetah joins endangered species list
Scientists Back Brain Drugs for Healthy People
Is Einstein the Last Great Genius?
Proof that Albert Einstein’s black holes do exist, claim scientists
Black hole confirmed in Milky Way
Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop
Academics invent a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate
Does a short haircut mean women have gone off sex?
Men find long, wavy locks the sexiest hair do, while short hair leaves them cold, says poll
Young women ‘have more sexual partners’ than men
Birth Control Pills Affect Women’s Taste in Men
Could Males Really Become The Weaker Sex?
Cold Sore Virus Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease: New Treatment, Or Even Vaccine Possible
World’s first flying car on the roads from next year – yours for just £130,000
Leopard vs Crocodile
Stunning gallery of pics of a leopard attacking a crocodile, taken by Hal Brindley in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
Weekend quicklinks: 5/11/08
Rare leopard’s photo captured via camera “trap” in Russia
Guy describes how he wrote a bot which makes $$ at online poker
OpenOffice 3.0 beta is out, ARS gives it a preview
Breast-fed children found to be smarter
OJ’s former manager says he confessed to him while stoned. omg!
Sad Kermit sings Elliott Smith’s Needle in the Hay (video)
Cocaine subs which hold 8-10 tons are the new thing in drug smuggling
Common Herbicide Disrupts Human Hormone Activity In Cell Studies
Badass Serval cat
My next cat will be a Serval, probably. (Or is it a Savannah?) Are those guys in the background for real? Sounds like they need some nut punch.
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